Monday, February 24, 2014

Overlooking One Small Thing Can Ruin A Big Thing

Today I
got in trouble at work. I did a good job doing something, but I overlooked
something that snowballed into a big issue. In relation to
writing, this is important too. If you overlook small details and forget the
world you created on the page is a real place, it can upset the balance of the
entire writing piece.

For
example, in my novel the Director of an orphanage leaves for an important duty
somewhere else. Yes, this is an important and well-done plot, but I forgot to
mention who is going to run the orphanage in his absence. Details like this are
important.

As a
writer, you can be so into your story and focused on making it a great work,
that you forget the readers think it’s real, and they’re not going to believe that
thing you overlooked. The result? That pulls them out of the story, and that is
something a writer never wants to happen.

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About Me

James Ticknor was born in California, but grew up in Huntington, WV. At the age of 16, he began working his first job in the fast food industry. This was the time when the idea for his debut novel, The Heartless, occurred to him.

At 18, he worked public relations, and at 19 he joined the United States Air Force, and his idea grew into a trilogy. Due to intensive military training, James finished the book at the age of 20 while deployed for contingency operations in Korea.